Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Kings · 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Kings
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.3
Date 2025.03.06
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1p4p1/3B2R1/p1p1NrpP/P7/8/5PK1/4r3 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Ra3 Bc5
  11. 11.Ra2 Be6
  12. 12.b3 Nd7
  13. 13.Rc2 Ne7
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Nf1 Ng6
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Re3 c6
  19. 19.Ne1 e5
  20. 20.Rg3 Qf6
  21. 21.dxe5 Ndxe5
  22. 22.Ne3 Bxe1
  23. 23.Qxe1 Qe6
  24. 24.Rd2 Nf4
  25. 25.Qd1 Neg6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Qxe4
  27. 27.h4 Qe8
  28. 28.Rdxg6 Nxg6
  29. 29.Qg4 Rd8
  30. 30.h5 Rf4
  31. 31.Qxg6 Qxg6
  32. 32.Rxg6 Rd3
  33. 33.Bb2 Rf7
  34. 34.g4 Rxb3
  35. 35.Be5 Rb1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Re1
  37. 37.Bd4 c5
  38. 38.Bc3 Rc1
  39. 39.Be5 Re1
  40. 40.g5 Kf8
  41. 41.Ng4 hxg5
  42. 42.Bd6+ Ke8
  43. 43.Ne5 Rf5

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